sticker shock

Shifter boot was about $25 last fall. They're not selling anything so they're raising their prices to make the same profit on reduced sales. Everyone is doing it. Worse, they are shifting manufacturing to China. Cat prices for chinese parts. Good for short term profits. Their decision not to sell engines to new truck manufacturers is a similar move; perhaps Cummins will become the engine of choice.

i signed for a couple of turbo's for a 16v 2000 MTU the other day and it was $28,000 for the pair outright with no cores. I dont care if they were solid gold, they're no diffent from any other turbo. Its ridiculous to be priced that high.

Shifter boot was about $25 last fall. They're not selling anything so they're raising their prices to make the same profit on reduced sales. Everyone is doing it. Worse, they are shifting manufacturing to China. Cat prices for chinese parts. Good for short term profits. Their decision not to sell engines to new truck manufacturers is a similar move; perhaps Cummins will become the engine of choice.

I know last January when I went to buy a can of gasket cement they wanted $ 20.00 ! The last tin was @$10.00 ! If it was not the best thing going I would of told them to forget it ! Like Mike says they boosted ALL their prices to keep the Boss's salaries HIGH and shareholders happy rather than keeping and helping out their customers during these tough times (But they ALL did)! However I did not hear that Cat is not going to sell their engines to truck manufacturures anymore ! Did they discontinue their line of "C" engines ? They ARE the BEST !

Unless there was a recent change, you'll have to buy their truck; made by Navistar if I remember right. Got mad and haven't paid any attention for two years. The 600 Cat with jakes and retarder couldn't be beat for lowbedding. The market share for lowbeds was pretty small, now smaller in this economy, so I doubt Cummins will spend the money to design and build a retarder. I know everyone is going to tell me all you need are good jakes but there is nothing like a retarder jake combination when bailing off the hill with bonus purple.

use the jakes too much and you break the rocker arms on the C series. I replace them all the time at work- Those oilfield drivers like to listen to them all the time so if you use them when you actually need them you'll probably never have trouble.

I was told by a person at Cat over a year ago that Kenworth and Pete, acquired their own engine company, Freightliner was going to push Mercedes, from their parent company, Mack is going with their brand of engine from Volvo. In the hard times, these companies are pushing what they own. While Cat does not own or have a parent company that owns a truck line. They are working with Navistar to come up with a truck of their own. At least that is the way it was told to me.
Terry